System and method for supporting link aggregation and other layer-2 protocols primarily over unidirectional links
US8081620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Traffic through a bridge or other network device is directed in a manner that enables link aggregation and other layer-2 protocols to operate fully, even though the device may have as few as a single bidirectional link, with the remaining links being unidirectional. The protocol stack logic of the network device includes shim logic that receives traffic and processes it to determine to where it is to be directed.
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